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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a 2018 American Western anthology film written, directed, produced, and edited by the Coen brothers. It stars Tim Blake Nelson, Tyne Daly, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Jonjo O'Neill, Chelcie Ross, Saul Rubinek, and Tom Waits.
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Carter Burwell
Nov 9, 2018 · A Coen brothers' anthology film of six stories set in the Old West, featuring a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, and more. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and soundtracks.
- (161K)
- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- 2018-11-09
Watch the Coen brothers' Oscar-nominated film, a collection of six stories set in the American frontier. Starring Liam Neeson, James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson and more.
- 133 min
Jan 6, 2024 · The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a Western anthology film by the Coen brothers, featuring six stories with different endings. Each ending explores the harsh realities of life in the Old West, such as death, violence, and human nature. Learn the meanings and themes of each ending, from the absurd comedy of Buster Scruggs to the moral lesson of Near Algodones.
- John Orquiola
Nov 8, 2018 · A collection of six short films by the Coen brothers set in the Old West, featuring dark comedy, drama and violence. Critics praise the film's craft and style, while some audiences find it bleak and smug.
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- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- R
- Tim Blake Nelson
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Nov 9, 2018 · A Coen Brothers' anthology film that adapts and parodies various Western stories, from a gasp-inducing vignette of a singing-cowboy to a gruesome finale of a bounty hunter. The movie explores themes of violence, death, and absurdity in a raucous and mesmerizing style. Read the review by Roger Ebert, who praises its detail, humor, and irony.
The film is an anthology of six stories of violence and death in the Old West, featuring a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, and more. Each story is introduced by a color illustration and a title from a fictional book, and some characters break the fourth wall to address the audience.
